Freddie Steele (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Freddie Steele (footballer)

Footballer, football manager

Date of Birth: 06-May-1916

Place of Birth: Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Apr-1976

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Freddie Steele (footballer)

  • Frederick Charles Steele (6 May 1916 – 23 April 1976) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Stoke City and England.
  • He also had spells at Mansfield Town and Port Vale as a player-manager, leading Vale to a league title.
  • He remains a legendary figure in the histories of both Stoke and Vale.
  • His nephew is former England cricketer David Steele.Signing with Stoke City in 1931 at the age of fifteen, he set a club record when he scored 33 league goals in the 1936–37 season.
  • During the season his 214-day-long international career also made for impressive reading, as he hit eight goals in six games for England.
  • However a series of misfortunes severely disrupted his playing career.
  • Picking up a serious knee injury in 1937, he retired two years later after suffering from depression – aged just 23.
  • After an improvement in his physical and mental state he resumed his career, only to have it cut short again, this time due to the outbreak of World War II.
  • Guesting for several clubs, he also had a spell in Iceland where he coached KR Reykjavík and was appointed manager of the national team for their first ever international match in 1946.
  • He continued his Stoke career after the war, before joining Mansfield Town as player-manager in 1949. In 1951 he was appointed as Port Vale manager.
  • His six years with the club were some of the most significant in the club's history, as he masterminded a Third Division North title winning season, as well the club's only ever FA Cup semi-final appearance.
  • After the team he cultivated proved to be 'past it' by 1957, he too left the club.
  • Returning as manager in 1962, his second spell would prove less successful and he left the club for good three years later.

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